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  • A surge in shareholder activism is providing banks with a lucrative new source of revenue, but they have to tread carefully or risk losing treasured corporate relationships, writes David Rothnie.
  • CLO anchor investor Norinchukin Bank is said to be looking at a full calendar of deals in the next two months, leaving some managers not on the Japanese bank’s list planning to revive structures not seen since before the last crisis in a bid to drum up interest and improve the arbitrage function of their CLOs.
  • UBS has reorganised its debt capital markets business, following the decision of global head Amir Hoveyda to step down from his role. It will merge leveraged finance and DCM, with David Slade heading the combined group in EMEA.
  • Nationwide Building Society this week priced the first securitization benchmarked over Sonia, the UK’s alternative rate for sterling Libor. The Silverstone RMBS deal, which is also eligible for ‘simple, transparent, standardised’ regulatory treatment, was heavily subscribed by investors.
  • The United Arab Emirate's largest Islamic bank, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), is considering buying its smaller rival Noor Bank, according to bankers. The purchase would add to the string of M&A deals Gulf banks have pursued in the last two years, prompted by tougher regulation and a drop in oil prices.
  • Analysis provider Exotix is rebranding as Tellimer, changing its focus from providing research to the sell-side to showcasing research from various sources to all sections of the market, directed by data analytics. It will use its expertise to offer investment banking services.